# What is producer? Last verified: November 4, 2026 · https://instica.com/epr/glossary/producer producer means: The person a packaging law holds responsible for a product's packaging. Maine's statute defines the producer separately for each way a product is contained, protected, delivered, presented or distributed, so who counts depends on the brand and sales chain. ## What does producer mean? This is the definition Instica uses for producer in its EPR dataset. The wording below is checked against the source named beside it. producer: The person a packaging law holds responsible for a product's packaging. Maine's statute defines the producer separately for each way a product is contained, protected, delivered, presented or distributed, so who counts depends on the brand and sales chain. (Source: legislature.maine.gov, retrieved September 29, 2026). > "Producer" means: (1) For a product contained, protected, delivered, presented or distributed in or using packaging material > > Source: legislature.maine.gov (https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/38/title38sec2146.html), Retrieved: September 29, 2026, Language: en ## What is producer called in other languages? Packaging producers search for producer in their own language and under the name their national scheme uses. The dataset records 2 local terms, each with the home analogy a reader of that language already knows. **producer in other languages** | Language | Local term | Also called | Closest home analogy | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | English | producer | | | | German | Primärverpflichtete | | | - **German — Local definition**: Im österreichischen Abfallwirtschaftsgesetz die Personen, die für in Verkehr gesetzte Verpackungen in erster Linie verpflichtet sind. ## Where does producer apply? producer appears in the rules of 2 jurisdictions in the dataset. The table gives the duty and the regulator for each; the sections after it list every sourced rule. **Jurisdictions where producer applies** | Jurisdiction | Producer duty | Regulator | Verified | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [Maine](https://instica.com/epr/maine) | Yes | Maine Department of Environmental Protection | verified Sep 29, 2026 | | [Austria](https://instica.com/epr/austria) | Yes | Not yet published | verified Nov 4, 2026 | ## Maine: the rules behind the term 14 sourced rules for Maine. Each statement names its source and the date Instica retrieved it, and a rule without a primary source shows as not yet published. In Maine, packaging producer duties rest on Maine Stewardship Program for Packaging, 38 M.R.S. section 2146 (Source: maine.gov, retrieved September 29, 2026). Producers that place packaging on the market in Maine carry a producer responsibility duty (Source: legislature.maine.gov, retrieved September 29, 2026). The regulator named for Maine is Maine Department of Environmental Protection (Source: legislature.maine.gov, retrieved September 29, 2026). Maine organises producer duties through a single producer responsibility organisation (Source: maine.gov, retrieved September 29, 2026). Producers must register in Maine; the registry is Producers register with the stewardship organization (not yet contracted) (Source: maine.gov, retrieved September 29, 2026). In Maine, a revenue threshold applies: below $2,000,000 (total gross revenue, prior calendar year); it exempts producers below it (Source: legislature.maine.gov, retrieved September 29, 2026). In Maine, a tonnage threshold applies: below 1 short tons (packaging material sold into Maine, prior calendar year); it exempts producers below it (Source: legislature.maine.gov, retrieved September 29, 2026). In Maine, a tonnage threshold applies: below 15 short tons (packaging material, prior calendar year; more than one ton and under 15 tons); it reduces the obligation (Source: legislature.maine.gov, retrieved September 29, 2026). Maine recognises this exemption: A nonprofit organisation exempt under 501(c)(3) is not a producer. It applies without a separate application (Source: legislature.maine.gov, retrieved September 29, 2026). In Maine, a registration deadline falls on a date the source does not fix (Source: maine.gov, retrieved September 29, 2026). In Maine, a reporting deadline falls on May 31, 2027 (Source: maine.gov, retrieved September 29, 2026). In Maine, a payment deadline falls on July 1, 2027 (Source: maine.gov, retrieved September 29, 2026). The penalty rule is not yet published. Reason recorded: Section 2146 states no penalty amount; general enforcement provisions of Title 38 were not read. The recycling targets is not yet published. Reason recorded: Performance targets were not read in full. > In July 2021, the Legislature passed a law establishing Maine’s Stewardship Program for Packaging, 38 M.R.S. § 2146. > > Source: maine.gov (https://www.maine.gov/dep/waste/recycle/epr.html), Retrieved: September 29, 2026, Language: en ## Austria: the rules behind the term 8 sourced rules for Austria. Each statement names its source and the date Instica retrieved it, and a rule without a primary source shows as not yet published. In Austria, packaging producer duties rest on Austrian packaging EPR: AWG 2002 (Abfallwirtschaftsgesetz 2002) and Verpackungsverordnung 2014 (VVO 2014) (Source: ris.bka.gv.at, retrieved September 29, 2026). Producers that place packaging on the market in Austria carry a producer responsibility duty (Source: ris.bka.gv.at, retrieved September 29, 2026). Austria organises producer duties through more than one producer responsibility organisation: Altstoff Recycling Austria AG (ARA) (Source: ris.bka.gv.at, retrieved September 29, 2026). Producers must register in Austria; the registry is Register nach § 22 AWG 2002 (Bevollmächtigter entry) and contract with an approved collection and recycling system (Source: ris.bka.gv.at, retrieved September 29, 2026). In Austria, a packaging weight threshold applies: 1,500 kg per calendar year (household packaging put on the market); it sets a flat-fee band (Source: ris.bka.gv.at, retrieved September 29, 2026). In Austria, a packaging weight threshold applies: 1,500 kg per calendar year (commercial packaging put on the market); it sets a flat-fee band (Source: ris.bka.gv.at, retrieved September 29, 2026). Austria recognises this exemption: Participation duty lapses where an upstream distributor already participates in a system It applies without a separate application (Source: ris.bka.gv.at, retrieved September 29, 2026). In Austria, a registration deadline falls within two months of first putting household packaging on the market (Source: ris.bka.gv.at, retrieved September 29, 2026). > haben für ab dem 1. Jänner 2023 in Österreich in Verkehr gesetzte Verpackungen einen Bevollmächtigten > > Source: ris.bka.gv.at (https://www.ris.bka.gv.at/GeltendeFassung.wxe?Abfrage=Bundesnormen&Gesetzesnummer=20008902), Retrieved: September 29, 2026, Language: de Paraphrase: **Paraphrase: **must, for packaging placed on the market in Austria from 1 January 2023, [appoint] an authorised representative ## Which terms are related to producer? 4 related terms help explain producer. Each links to its own entry. - [brand owner](https://instica.com/epr/glossary/brand-owner) - [importer](https://instica.com/epr/glossary/importer) - [extended producer responsibility](https://instica.com/epr/glossary/extended-producer-responsibility) - [de minimis producer](https://instica.com/epr/glossary/de-minimis-producer) ## Which Instica pages use producer? These 2 jurisdiction pages put producer into practice, with thresholds, deadlines and fees for each. - [Maine EPR rules](https://instica.com/epr/maine) - [Austria EPR rules](https://instica.com/epr/austria) - [Check whether you owe](https://instica.com/epr/do-i-owe) ## More questions ### What does producer mean? producer means: The person a packaging law holds responsible for a product's packaging. Maine's statute defines the producer separately for each way a product is contained, protected, delivered, presented or distributed, so who counts depends on the brand and sales chain. It applies in Maine, Austria. ## How to read these figures > **Estimate**: Instica measures, estimates and prepares. These pages describe published rules and rates with their sources and retrieval dates, and an estimate is never a filing. You review, sign and submit your own reports. Read the methodology page for how figures are sourced and checked, and confirm any value with the regulator or your producer responsibility organisation before you rely on it. ## Facts on this page Each fact is a self-contained sentence with its source. Link to a fact with its anchor. - producer: The person a packaging law holds responsible for a product's packaging. Maine's statute defines the producer separately for each way a product is contained, protected, delivered, presented or distributed, so who counts depends on the brand and sales chain. (Source: legislature.maine.gov, retrieved September 29, 2026). [#glossary-producer-definition](#glossary-producer-definition) Value: The person a packaging law holds responsible for a product's packaging. Maine's statute defines the producer separately for each way a product is contained, protected, delivered, presented or distributed, so who counts depends on the brand and sales chain. · Source: https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/38/title38sec2146.html · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified Verbatim quote: "Producer" means: (1) For a product contained, protected, delivered, presented or distributed in or using packaging material (en) - In Maine, packaging producer duties rest on Maine Stewardship Program for Packaging, 38 M.R.S. section 2146 (Source: maine.gov, retrieved September 29, 2026). [#us-me-regime](#us-me-regime) Value: Maine Stewardship Program for Packaging, 38 M.R.S. section 2146 · Source: https://www.maine.gov/dep/waste/recycle/epr.html · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified Verbatim quote: In July 2021, the Legislature passed a law establishing Maine’s Stewardship Program for Packaging, 38 M.R.S. § 2146. (en) - The regulator named for Maine is Maine Department of Environmental Protection (Source: legislature.maine.gov, retrieved September 29, 2026). [#us-me-regulator](#us-me-regulator) Value: Maine Department of Environmental Protection · Source: https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/38/title38sec2146.html · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified Verbatim quote: The department shall administer and enforce this section and shall adopt rules as necessary to implement, administer and enforce this section. (en) - Producers that place packaging on the market in Maine carry a producer responsibility duty (Source: legislature.maine.gov, retrieved September 29, 2026). [#us-me-obligated](#us-me-obligated) Value: yes · Source: https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/38/title38sec2146.html · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified Verbatim quote: a producer is exempt from the requirements and prohibitions of this section in any calendar year in which: (en) - Maine organises producer duties through a single producer responsibility organisation (Source: maine.gov, retrieved September 29, 2026). [#us-me-organisation](#us-me-organisation) Value: one producer responsibility organisation · Source: https://www.maine.gov/dep/waste/recycle/epr.html · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified Verbatim quote: Maine DEP to Revise Request for Proposals for Stewardship Organization. (September 11, 2026) (en) - Producers must register in Maine; the registry is Producers register with the stewardship organization (not yet contracted) (Source: maine.gov, retrieved September 29, 2026). [#us-me-registration](#us-me-registration) Value: yes · Source: https://www.maine.gov/dep/waste/recycle/epr.html · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified Verbatim quote: Within 90 days of the SO making a registration mechanism available, producers must register with the SO. (en) - In Maine, a revenue threshold applies: below $2,000,000 (total gross revenue, prior calendar year); it exempts producers below it (Source: legislature.maine.gov, retrieved September 29, 2026). [#us-me-thresholds-exempt-revenue](#us-me-thresholds-exempt-revenue) Value: $2,000,000 · Source: https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/38/title38sec2146.html · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified Verbatim quote: The producer realized less than $2,000,000 in total gross revenue during the prior calendar year (en) - In Maine, a tonnage threshold applies: below 1 short tons (packaging material sold into Maine, prior calendar year); it exempts producers below it (Source: legislature.maine.gov, retrieved September 29, 2026). [#us-me-thresholds-exempt-tonnage](#us-me-thresholds-exempt-tonnage) Value: 1 · Source: https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/38/title38sec2146.html · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified Verbatim quote: products contained, protected, delivered, presented or distributed in or using less than one ton of packaging material in total (en) - In Maine, a tonnage threshold applies: below 15 short tons (packaging material, prior calendar year; more than one ton and under 15 tons); it reduces the obligation (Source: legislature.maine.gov, retrieved September 29, 2026). [#us-me-thresholds-low-volume](#us-me-thresholds-low-volume) Value: 15 · Source: https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/38/title38sec2146.html · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified Verbatim quote: more than one ton but less than 15 tons of packaging material in total (en) - Maine recognises this exemption: A nonprofit organisation exempt under 501(c)(3) is not a producer. It applies without a separate application (Source: legislature.maine.gov, retrieved September 29, 2026). [#us-me-exemptions-nonprofit-501c3](#us-me-exemptions-nonprofit-501c3) Value: nonprofit_501c3 · Source: https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/38/title38sec2146.html · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified Verbatim quote: does not include a nonprofit organization exempt from taxation under the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, Section 501(c)(3) (en) - In Maine, a registration deadline falls on a date the source does not fix (Source: maine.gov, retrieved September 29, 2026). [#us-me-deadlines-registration-window](#us-me-deadlines-registration-window) Value: not yet published · Source: https://www.maine.gov/dep/waste/recycle/epr.html · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified Verbatim quote: Within 90 days of the SO making a registration mechanism available, producers must register with the SO. (en) - In Maine, a reporting deadline falls on May 31, 2027 (Source: maine.gov, retrieved September 29, 2026). [#us-me-deadlines-producer-report](#us-me-deadlines-producer-report) Value: May 31, 2027 · Source: https://www.maine.gov/dep/waste/recycle/epr.html · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified Verbatim quote: Producers of packaging material will annually report to the SO by May 31. (en) - In Maine, a payment deadline falls on July 1, 2027 (Source: maine.gov, retrieved September 29, 2026). [#us-me-deadlines-producer-invoice](#us-me-deadlines-producer-invoice) Value: July 1, 2027 · Source: https://www.maine.gov/dep/waste/recycle/epr.html · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified Verbatim quote: Producers will be invoiced by July 1 and payment will be due to the SO by September 1. (en) - The penalty rule is not yet published. Reason recorded: Section 2146 states no penalty amount; general enforcement provisions of Title 38 were not read. [#us-me-penalties](#us-me-penalties) Value: not yet published · Source: https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/38/title38sec2146.html · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: not yet published Verbatim quote: The department shall administer and enforce this section and shall adopt rules as necessary to implement, administer and enforce this section. (en) - The recycling targets is not yet published. Reason recorded: Performance targets were not read in full. [#us-me-targets](#us-me-targets) Value: not yet published · Source: https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/38/title38sec2146.html · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: not yet published Verbatim quote: "Packaging material" means a discrete type of material, or a category of material (en) - The revenue basis is not yet published. Reason recorded: Revenue basis for producer scope beyond the exemption threshold was not separately stated. [#us-me-revenue-scope](#us-me-revenue-scope) Value: not yet published · Source: https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/38/title38sec2146.html · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: not yet published Verbatim quote: "Producer" means: (1) For a product contained, protected, delivered, presented or distributed in or using packaging material (en) - In Austria, packaging producer duties rest on Austrian packaging EPR: AWG 2002 (Abfallwirtschaftsgesetz 2002) and Verpackungsverordnung 2014 (VVO 2014) (Source: ris.bka.gv.at, retrieved September 29, 2026). [#at-regime](#at-regime) Value: Austrian packaging EPR: AWG 2002 (Abfallwirtschaftsgesetz 2002) and Verpackungsverordnung 2014 (VVO 2014) · Source: https://www.ris.bka.gv.at/GeltendeFassung.wxe?Abfrage=Bundesnormen&Gesetzesnummer=20008902 · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified Verbatim quote: haben für ab dem 1. Jänner 2023 in Österreich in Verkehr gesetzte Verpackungen einen Bevollmächtigten (de) - Producers that place packaging on the market in Austria carry a producer responsibility duty (Source: ris.bka.gv.at, retrieved September 29, 2026). [#at-obligated](#at-obligated) Value: yes · Source: https://www.ris.bka.gv.at/GeltendeFassung.wxe?Abfrage=Bundesnormen&Gesetzesnummer=20002086 · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified Verbatim quote: Versandhändler, die keinen Sitz und keine Niederlassung im örtlichen Geltungsbereich dieses Bundesgesetzes haben (de) - Austria organises producer duties through more than one producer responsibility organisation: Altstoff Recycling Austria AG (ARA) (Source: ris.bka.gv.at, retrieved September 29, 2026). [#at-organisation](#at-organisation) Value: several competing organisations · Source: https://www.ris.bka.gv.at/GeltendeFassung.wxe?Abfrage=Bundesnormen&Gesetzesnummer=20008902 · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified Verbatim quote: Bevollmächtigte ist eine natürliche oder juristische Person mit Sitz im Inland. (de) - Producers must register in Austria; the registry is Register nach § 22 AWG 2002 (Bevollmächtigter entry) and contract with an approved collection and recycling system (Source: ris.bka.gv.at, retrieved September 29, 2026). [#at-registration](#at-registration) Value: yes · Source: https://www.ris.bka.gv.at/GeltendeFassung.wxe?Abfrage=Bundesnormen&Gesetzesnummer=20008902 · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified Verbatim quote: Registrierung als Bevollmächtigter im Register gemäß § 22 Abs. 1 AWG 2002 unter Angabe (de) - In Austria, a packaging weight threshold applies: 1,500 kg per calendar year (household packaging put on the market); it sets a flat-fee band (Source: ris.bka.gv.at, retrieved September 29, 2026). [#at-thresholds-flat-solution-1500kg-household](#at-thresholds-flat-solution-1500kg-household) Value: 1,500 · Source: https://www.ris.bka.gv.at/GeltendeFassung.wxe?Abfrage=Bundesnormen&Gesetzesnummer=20008902 · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified Verbatim quote: nicht mehr als 1500 kg Haushaltsverpackungen in Verkehr setzen, können pauschale Lösungen angeboten werden (de) - In Austria, a packaging weight threshold applies: 1,500 kg per calendar year (commercial packaging put on the market); it sets a flat-fee band (Source: ris.bka.gv.at, retrieved September 29, 2026). [#at-thresholds-flat-solution-1500kg-commercial](#at-thresholds-flat-solution-1500kg-commercial) Value: 1,500 · Source: https://www.ris.bka.gv.at/GeltendeFassung.wxe?Abfrage=Bundesnormen&Gesetzesnummer=20008902 · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified Verbatim quote: nicht mehr als 1500 kg gewerbliche Verpackungen in Verkehr setzen, können pauschale Lösungen angeboten werden (de) - Austria recognises this exemption: Participation duty lapses where an upstream distributor already participates in a system It applies without a separate application (Source: ris.bka.gv.at, retrieved September 29, 2026). [#at-exemptions-upstream-participation](#at-exemptions-upstream-participation) Value: upstream-participation · Source: https://www.ris.bka.gv.at/GeltendeFassung.wxe?Abfrage=Bundesnormen&Gesetzesnummer=20002086 · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified Verbatim quote: Versandhändler (de) - In Austria, a registration deadline falls within two months of first putting household packaging on the market (Source: ris.bka.gv.at, retrieved September 29, 2026). [#at-deadlines-system-contract-2-months](#at-deadlines-system-contract-2-months) Value: within two months of first putting household packaging on the market · Source: https://www.ris.bka.gv.at/GeltendeFassung.wxe?Abfrage=Bundesnormen&Gesetzesnummer=20008902 · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified Verbatim quote: binnen zwei Monaten (de) - In Austria, a reporting deadline falls 15 March following each calendar year, covering preceding calendar year (Source: ris.bka.gv.at, retrieved September 29, 2026). [#at-deadlines-annual-15-march](#at-deadlines-annual-15-march) Value: 15 March following each calendar year · Source: https://www.ris.bka.gv.at/GeltendeFassung.wxe?Abfrage=Bundesnormen&Gesetzesnummer=20008902 · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified Verbatim quote: spätestens bis zum 15. März des darauffolgenden Jahres (de) - In Austria, a registration deadline falls on January 1, 2023 (Source: ris.bka.gv.at, retrieved September 29, 2026). [#at-deadlines-ar-appointment-2023](#at-deadlines-ar-appointment-2023) Value: January 1, 2023 · Source: https://www.ris.bka.gv.at/GeltendeFassung.wxe?Abfrage=Bundesnormen&Gesetzesnummer=20008902 · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified Verbatim quote: haben für ab dem 1. Jänner 2023 in Österreich in Verkehr gesetzte Verpackungen einen Bevollmächtigten für ausländische Versandhändler zu bestellen (de) - In Austria, a deadline of another kind falls on August 12, 2026 (Source: eur-lex.europa.eu, retrieved September 29, 2026). [#at-deadlines-ppwr-application](#at-deadlines-ppwr-application) Value: August 12, 2026 · Source: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2025/40/oj/eng · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified Verbatim quote: It shall apply from 12 August 2026. (en) - In Austria, a reporting deadline falls 1 June each year, for the preceding full calendar year (Source: eur-lex.europa.eu, retrieved September 29, 2026). [#at-deadlines-ppwr-annex-ix-annual](#at-deadlines-ppwr-annex-ix-annual) Value: 1 June each year, for the preceding full calendar year · Source: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2025/40/oj/eng · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified Verbatim quote: by 1 June for each full preceding calendar year (en) - In Austria, a reporting deadline falls within three months after each calendar year (by 31 March), covering preceding calendar year (Source: ogd.ris.bka.gv.at, retrieved November 4, 2026). [#at-deadlines-self-importer-annual-report](#at-deadlines-self-importer-annual-report) Value: within three months after each calendar year (by 31 March) · Source: https://ogd.ris.bka.gv.at/Dokumente/Bundesnormen/NOR40240496/NOR40240496.html · Retrieved: November 4, 2026 · Status: verified Verbatim quote: spätestens drei Monate nach Ablauf jedes Kalenderjahres für das vorangegangene Kalenderjahr elektronisch im Wege des Registers zu übermitteln (de) - Austria lists 1 penalty rule, the first for Non-participation in a system contrary to AWG 13g(2) to (4) (administrative offence) of €450 to €8,400 per offence (Source: ris.bka.gv.at, retrieved September 29, 2026). [#at-penalties](#at-penalties) Value: 1 · Source: https://www.ris.bka.gv.at/GeltendeFassung.wxe?Abfrage=Bundesnormen&Gesetzesnummer=20002086 · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified Verbatim quote: Geldstrafe von 450 € bis 8 400 € (en) - Austria sets 2 recycling targets, the first on share of household packaging mass to be collected separately, per system total at paper 80%, glass 80%, ferrous 65%, aluminium 65%, plastics 80%, beverage cartons 80% from 2025 (Source: ris.bka.gv.at, retrieved September 29, 2026). [#at-targets](#at-targets) Value: 2 · Source: https://www.ris.bka.gv.at/GeltendeFassung.wxe?Abfrage=Bundesnormen&Gesetzesnummer=20008902 · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified Verbatim quote: Eisenmetalle 50% 60% 65% 75% Aluminium 65% 75% Kunststoffe 60% 75% 80% 85% (en) - In Austria, revenue tests use none (Source: ris.bka.gv.at, retrieved September 29, 2026). [#at-revenue-scope](#at-revenue-scope) Value: none · Source: https://www.ris.bka.gv.at/GeltendeFassung.wxe?Abfrage=Bundesnormen&Gesetzesnummer=20008902 · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified Verbatim quote: nicht mehr als 1500 kg Haushaltsverpackungen (en) ## Related pages ### Explore packaging EPR - [United States packaging EPR: 7 jurisdictions](https://instica.com/epr/united-states) ### More for this jurisdiction - [Maine EPR](https://instica.com/epr/maine) - [Austria EPR](https://instica.com/epr/austria) ### Related pages - [Producer register packaging EPR](https://instica.com/epr/glossary/producer-register) - [PRO packaging](https://instica.com/epr/glossary/producer-responsibility-organization) - [Service packaging EPR](https://instica.com/epr/glossary/service-packaging) - [Simplified report packaging EPR](https://instica.com/epr/glossary/simplified-report) - [Authorised representative definition](https://instica.com/epr/glossary/authorised-representative) - [Blue Box material meaning](https://instica.com/epr/glossary/blue-box-material) ## Sources 1. eur-lex.europa.eu (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2025/40/oj/eng), Retrieved: September 29, 2026, Status: verified > It shall apply from 12 August 2026. (en) 2. legislature.maine.gov (https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/38/title38sec2146.html), Retrieved: September 29, 2026, Status: verified > "Producer" means: (1) For a product contained, protected, delivered, presented or distributed in or using packaging material (en) 3. ogd.ris.bka.gv.at (https://ogd.ris.bka.gv.at/Dokumente/Bundesnormen/NOR40240496/NOR40240496.html), Retrieved: November 4, 2026, Status: verified > spätestens drei Monate nach Ablauf jedes Kalenderjahres für das vorangegangene Kalenderjahr elektronisch im Wege des Registers zu übermitteln (de) 4. maine.gov (https://www.maine.gov/dep/waste/recycle/epr.html), Retrieved: September 29, 2026, Status: verified > In July 2021, the Legislature passed a law establishing Maine’s Stewardship Program for Packaging, 38 M.R.S. § 2146. (en) 5. ris.bka.gv.at (https://www.ris.bka.gv.at/GeltendeFassung.wxe?Abfrage=Bundesnormen&Gesetzesnummer=20002086), Retrieved: September 29, 2026, Status: verified > Versandhändler, die keinen Sitz und keine Niederlassung im örtlichen Geltungsbereich dieses Bundesgesetzes haben (de) 6. ris.bka.gv.at (https://www.ris.bka.gv.at/GeltendeFassung.wxe?Abfrage=Bundesnormen&Gesetzesnummer=20008902), Retrieved: September 29, 2026, Status: verified > haben für ab dem 1. Jänner 2023 in Österreich in Verkehr gesetzte Verpackungen einen Bevollmächtigten (de) 7. legislature.maine.gov (https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/38/title38sec2146.html), Retrieved: September 29, 2026, Status: verified > The department shall administer and enforce this section and shall adopt rules as necessary to implement, administer and enforce this section. (en) 8. legislature.maine.gov (https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/38/title38sec2146.html), Retrieved: September 29, 2026, Status: verified > a producer is exempt from the requirements and prohibitions of this section in any calendar year in which: (en) 9. maine.gov (https://www.maine.gov/dep/waste/recycle/epr.html), Retrieved: September 29, 2026, Status: verified > Maine DEP to Revise Request for Proposals for Stewardship Organization. (September 11, 2026) (en) 10. maine.gov (https://www.maine.gov/dep/waste/recycle/epr.html), Retrieved: September 29, 2026, Status: verified > Within 90 days of the SO making a registration mechanism available, producers must register with the SO. (en) 11. legislature.maine.gov (https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/38/title38sec2146.html), Retrieved: September 29, 2026, Status: verified > The producer realized less than $2,000,000 in total gross revenue during the prior calendar year (en) 12. legislature.maine.gov (https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/38/title38sec2146.html), Retrieved: September 29, 2026, Status: verified > products contained, protected, delivered, presented or distributed in or using less than one ton of packaging material in total (en) 13. legislature.maine.gov (https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/38/title38sec2146.html), Retrieved: September 29, 2026, Status: verified > more than one ton but less than 15 tons of packaging material in total (en) 14. legislature.maine.gov (https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/38/title38sec2146.html), Retrieved: September 29, 2026, Status: verified > does not include a nonprofit organization exempt from taxation under the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, Section 501(c)(3) (en) 15. maine.gov (https://www.maine.gov/dep/waste/recycle/epr.html), Retrieved: September 29, 2026, Status: verified > Producers of packaging material will annually report to the SO by May 31. (en) 16. maine.gov (https://www.maine.gov/dep/waste/recycle/epr.html), Retrieved: September 29, 2026, Status: verified > Producers will be invoiced by July 1 and payment will be due to the SO by September 1. (en) 17. ris.bka.gv.at (https://www.ris.bka.gv.at/GeltendeFassung.wxe?Abfrage=Bundesnormen&Gesetzesnummer=20008902), Retrieved: September 29, 2026, Status: verified > Bevollmächtigte ist eine natürliche oder juristische Person mit Sitz im Inland. (de) 18. ris.bka.gv.at (https://www.ris.bka.gv.at/GeltendeFassung.wxe?Abfrage=Bundesnormen&Gesetzesnummer=20008902), Retrieved: September 29, 2026, Status: verified > Registrierung als Bevollmächtigter im Register gemäß § 22 Abs. 1 AWG 2002 unter Angabe (de) 19. ris.bka.gv.at (https://www.ris.bka.gv.at/GeltendeFassung.wxe?Abfrage=Bundesnormen&Gesetzesnummer=20008902), Retrieved: September 29, 2026, Status: verified > nicht mehr als 1500 kg Haushaltsverpackungen in Verkehr setzen, können pauschale Lösungen angeboten werden (de) 20. ris.bka.gv.at (https://www.ris.bka.gv.at/GeltendeFassung.wxe?Abfrage=Bundesnormen&Gesetzesnummer=20008902), Retrieved: September 29, 2026, Status: verified > nicht mehr als 1500 kg gewerbliche Verpackungen in Verkehr setzen, können pauschale Lösungen angeboten werden (de) 21. ris.bka.gv.at (https://www.ris.bka.gv.at/GeltendeFassung.wxe?Abfrage=Bundesnormen&Gesetzesnummer=20002086), Retrieved: September 29, 2026, Status: verified > Versandhändler (de) 22. ris.bka.gv.at (https://www.ris.bka.gv.at/GeltendeFassung.wxe?Abfrage=Bundesnormen&Gesetzesnummer=20008902), Retrieved: September 29, 2026, Status: verified > binnen zwei Monaten (de) 23. ris.bka.gv.at (https://www.ris.bka.gv.at/GeltendeFassung.wxe?Abfrage=Bundesnormen&Gesetzesnummer=20008902), Retrieved: September 29, 2026, Status: verified > spätestens bis zum 15. März des darauffolgenden Jahres (de) 24. ris.bka.gv.at (https://www.ris.bka.gv.at/GeltendeFassung.wxe?Abfrage=Bundesnormen&Gesetzesnummer=20008902), Retrieved: September 29, 2026, Status: verified > haben für ab dem 1. Jänner 2023 in Österreich in Verkehr gesetzte Verpackungen einen Bevollmächtigten für ausländische Versandhändler zu bestellen (de) 25. eur-lex.europa.eu (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2025/40/oj/eng), Retrieved: September 29, 2026, Status: verified > by 1 June for each full preceding calendar year (en) 26. ris.bka.gv.at (https://www.ris.bka.gv.at/GeltendeFassung.wxe?Abfrage=Bundesnormen&Gesetzesnummer=20002086), Retrieved: September 29, 2026, Status: verified > Geldstrafe von 450 € bis 8 400 € (en) 27. ris.bka.gv.at (https://www.ris.bka.gv.at/GeltendeFassung.wxe?Abfrage=Bundesnormen&Gesetzesnummer=20008902), Retrieved: September 29, 2026, Status: verified > Eisenmetalle 50% 60% 65% 75% Aluminium 65% 75% Kunststoffe 60% 75% 80% 85% (en) 28. ris.bka.gv.at (https://www.ris.bka.gv.at/GeltendeFassung.wxe?Abfrage=Bundesnormen&Gesetzesnummer=20008902), Retrieved: September 29, 2026, Status: verified > nicht mehr als 1500 kg Haushaltsverpackungen (en) ## Cite this page Instica, “What is producer?”, https://instica.com/epr/glossary/producer, last verified 2026-11-04, dataset v1-281284b7e7c1, CC-BY-4.0. - Canonical URL: https://instica.com/epr/glossary/producer - Last verified: November 4, 2026 - Last changed: November 4, 2026 - Dataset version: v1-281284b7e7c1 - Licence: Reuse is allowed under CC-BY-4.0 with credit to Instica and a link to this page. - Machine-readable versions: https://instica.com/epr/glossary/producer.md · https://instica.com/epr/glossary/producer.json